Arts & Entertainment

Volunteering at a Film Festival

A volunteer describes a busy and exciting week at an international film festival.

B29 min

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1Last summer, I volunteered at an international film festival held in my home town.

2My job was to check tickets and guide visitors to the right screening rooms.

3The festival showed more than eighty films from forty different countries around the world.

4I watched five or six films every day, often until very late at night.

5One documentary about street artists in Brazil impressed me more than anything else.

6The director of that film came to the festival and answered questions after the screening.

7Meeting the filmmakers taught me how much work goes into every single scene.

8Some volunteers translated interviews because many guests could not speak English very well.

9On the final night, there was a party on the beach for everyone.

10I learned that festivals are not only about films but also about people and ideas.

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